.TH "PAPI_lock" 3 "Thu Dec 14 2023" "Version 7.1.0.0" "PAPI" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
PAPI_lock \- Lock one of two mutex variables defined in \fBpapi\&.h\fP\&.  

.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SH "Detailed Description"
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\fBPAPI_lock()\fP grabs access to one of the two PAPI mutex variables\&. This function is provided to the user to have a platform independent call to a (hopefully) efficiently implemented mutex\&.
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\fBC Interface:\fP
.RS 4
#include <\fBpapi\&.h\fP> 
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void \fBPAPI_lock(int lock)\fP;
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\fBParameters\fP
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\fIlock\fP -- an integer value specifying one of the two user locks: PAPI_USR1_LOCK or PAPI_USR2_LOCK
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\fBReturns\fP
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There is no return value for this call\&. Upon return from \fBPAPI_lock\fP the current thread has acquired exclusive access to the specified PAPI mutex\&.
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\fBSee also\fP
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\fBPAPI_unlock\fP 
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\fBPAPI_thread_init\fP 
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.SH "Author"
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Generated automatically by Doxygen for PAPI from the source code\&.
